Thanks for stopping by, Solo Fam! Here's hoping you enjoyed this episode and learned something too! Which injury do you think was the WORST to go through? And what element of the Oz universe should we explore next? 👀
Not really an accident, but the daughter of the Cowardly Lion mentions this in an interview: "My dad was really tortured by the costume. It weighed almost 100 pounds. It was real lion fur, and it was hot. He couldn’t eat. He had to drink his lunch through a straw." - Jane Lahr, Bert Lahr's daughter
I remember hearing about the incident of Margaret Hamilton catching on fire and the reaction the first Tin Man had but never in this much detail. Just horrific.
It's pretty amazing how much the actors for this movie had to put up with during its production. I mean after all the trauma they suffered from, they could've just quit but they must've been getting paid major cash or something, if they felt compelled to stay. But if it were me, I would've quit money or not. Because as far as I'm concerned, There's no amount of money in the world with all that drama.
Judy Garland was forced to wear chest binding to make her appear younger than her sixteen years. Buddy Ebsen's voice can be heard in the "We're Off To See The Wizard" reprisals throughout the film.
Funny how people cling to this "Dorothy stole the witch's shoes" bit, when both in the book and the film she had no choice, the shoes were basically forced on her feet, and being magical, she couldn't take'em off even if she wanted to.
Oh she absolutely had a choice in the book. The text literally explains her thought process behind why she took them! But in that case the dead witch isn’t the sister of the West Side Witch so she doesn’t have the right to them anyway. In the movie they just appear on Dorothy’s feet but they would technically be the Wicked Witch of the West’s property since was the next of kin.
I have a bigger issue with various youtubers repeating that Dorothy murdered East wth a house...like, how do you even mental gymnastics that? I cant remember who said it but I was so happy when I heard one of them say "it's not as if she was steering the house" or some such. Bloody people.
Directors and producers talk to each other, don't put up with them and the actors and actresses get blacklisted or blackballed and find it harder to get cast
Basically, MGM treated Hamilton like crap all throughout the movie, like they actually thought she was the Wicked Witch, while they treated Burke like a queen. Of course, Burke was a major celebrity at the time and had been for thirty years.
Poor Judy Garland was out through hell while filming the movie, too. She was forced to take drugs to keep her awake, forced to diet on strictly salads and soups to keep her thin, slapped by the director, and even apparently tripped up by some of the actors while they were dancing on the Yellow Brick Road. Oh, and I read somewhere that some of the guys playing the munchkins kept trying to touch her under her skirt. And keep in mind she was 16 or 17 during this.
17:04 this is painfully true. My dog Cookie is pretty effectively camouflaged when she’s laid on my living room carpet, so I have stepped on her a couple of times over the years. The noise she makes is not only heartbreaking, but also makes my ears bleed. 😂Then I’ll probably clumsily fall and hurt myself trying to avoid hurting her, and be wracked with guilt for hours after and she’s already forgotten about it before I hit the floor 😂
Yeah during Dr Seuss day they would serve Green eggs and ham for lunch at my old elementary School and it was halfway decent 😂😂 on a sadder note i feel bad for the cast of this movie
There's a lost Sesame Street episode where The Wicked Witch Of The West visited the Street looking for her lost broom. She threatened to turn Big Bird into a feather duster if her broom wasn't returned. Oscar The Grouch developed a huge crush on the Witch.
Anyone know about the hanging munchkin? Apparently it was in a deleted scene where at the end of the tin man part when they're walking to the lions part you can see a person hanging in the background, idk if it's real but there's videos of it .Could be edited
Love the gingham shirt and little Gunther. Actors were treated as disposable back then why unions and contracts exist to protect actors now even though they are still mistreated and injured on set. Judy Garland was put on barbiturates and forced onto crash diets throughout her career why she turned to alcohol later in life.
As a kid, the witch’s fiery entrance scared the crap outta me. I’d run and hide behind the couch when that explosion happened. Outside of that scene, I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen when watching.
does God hate the wizard of oz or macbeth? why would so many people get so gruesomely hurt, wouldn't the Holy Ghost protect them? is He turning from the producers like they have to to Him in order to make a wizard of oz or macbeth production? im just asking questions
Dorothy did not steal the dead witch's shoes. She wouldn't have been aware of what they were. It was GLINDA who teleported the sparkly footwear onto Dorothy's feet, immediately turning her into the enraged, bereaved witch's prime target. (What? You thought Dorothy had the power to transport the shoes herself? The kid hadn't even recovered from her tornado-fueled trip from one world to another!) In fact, the REAL villain of the movie is Glinda all the way. She's the one who, under the pretense of protecting Dorothy brought the subject of the slippers up in the first place. She's the one who goaded the Wicked Witch of the West into a rage, targeting her against the innocent Dorothy. Glinda next nearly got Dorothy killed by setting her on the journey to ultimately murder the witch. Glinda knew that the witch of the West was nearly as powerful as she herself. She knew that the wizard was a fake. And finally, Glinda is the one who, under the flimsy excuse of not being believed, FAILED TO TELL DOROTHY RIGHT AWAY THAT THE SLIPPERS COULD TAKE HER HOME IMMEDIATELY! Once West and wizard were out of the way WHO WAS THE BIG CHEESE IN OZ?
I guess that means the story about someone hanging themselves in the background of the forest aren't true If it was, I'm sure Jon would have mentioned it
Thanks for stopping by, Solo Fam! Here's hoping you enjoyed this episode and learned something too! Which injury do you think was the WORST to go through? And what element of the Oz universe should we explore next? 👀
What about journey to the West part 2
Can you do videos of the Oz books sequels
Omg the burning and the tin man
Oz did the detached heads thing almost a century before Futurama, so there's that
Please make a part 2 there are a lot more horrible accidents that happened during the filming of this movie.
Not really an accident, but the daughter of the Cowardly Lion mentions this in an interview:
"My dad was really tortured by the costume. It weighed almost 100 pounds. It was real lion fur, and it was hot. He couldn’t eat. He had to drink his lunch through a straw."
- Jane Lahr, Bert Lahr's daughter
I remember hearing about the incident of Margaret Hamilton catching on fire and the reaction the first Tin Man had but never in this much detail. Just horrific.
It's pretty amazing how much the actors for this movie had to put up with during its production. I mean after all the trauma they suffered from, they could've just quit but they must've been getting paid major cash or something, if they felt compelled to stay.
But if it were me, I would've quit money or not. Because as far as I'm concerned, There's no amount of money in the world with all that drama.
There should be a movie about making of this movie in the similar vibe as The Disaster Artist.
Judy Garland was forced to wear chest binding to make her appear younger than her sixteen years.
Buddy Ebsen's voice can be heard in the "We're Off To See The Wizard" reprisals throughout the film.
Yeah, she was treated horribly during filming, as well.
Funny how people cling to this "Dorothy stole the witch's shoes" bit, when both in the book and the film she had no choice, the shoes were basically forced on her feet, and being magical, she couldn't take'em off even if she wanted to.
Oh she absolutely had a choice in the book. The text literally explains her thought process behind why she took them! But in that case the dead witch isn’t the sister of the West Side Witch so she doesn’t have the right to them anyway.
In the movie they just appear on Dorothy’s feet but they would technically be the Wicked Witch of the West’s property since was the next of kin.
I have a bigger issue with various youtubers repeating that Dorothy murdered East wth a house...like, how do you even mental gymnastics that? I cant remember who said it but I was so happy when I heard one of them say "it's not as if she was steering the house" or some such. Bloody people.
and she took them from *the wicked witch of the east* anyways, so its not like anyone was going to complain anyways
To add to all this "spoils to the victor" has always been a thing.
The actors and actresses must have really loved their jobs to put up with all these shenanigans.
They either loved their jobs or loved their pocket books.
Probably the second one
@@whtiequillBj Given that the movie was filmed during The Great Depression, I'd wager it was the pocket book.
To be fair, this was during the Great Depression. If they lost their job, they might not get another.
Directors and producers talk to each other, don't put up with them and the actors and actresses get blacklisted or blackballed and find it harder to get cast
Basically, MGM treated Hamilton like crap all throughout the movie, like they actually thought she was the Wicked Witch, while they treated Burke like a queen. Of course, Burke was a major celebrity at the time and had been for thirty years.
The Wizard of Oz movie: 🙂
The Behind the Scenes and Production of the movie: 💀
I love that Gunther always looks indifferent no matter what is going on.
Talk about priorities.
This film crew didn't give a shit about safety and health.
It was the 30s, nobody gave a shit about safety
I knew about the two actors being injured, but I didn't know about the dog or the stuntman Gunther is becoming a butterball nice story, Jon
Poor Judy Garland was out through hell while filming the movie, too. She was forced to take drugs to keep her awake, forced to diet on strictly salads and soups to keep her thin, slapped by the director, and even apparently tripped up by some of the actors while they were dancing on the Yellow Brick Road. Oh, and I read somewhere that some of the guys playing the munchkins kept trying to touch her under her skirt. And keep in mind she was 16 or 17 during this.
Hope that'll be a topic covered in the next episode! I mean, the director slapped Judy in the face! That's a crime!
Poor Judy went through so much, and her mistreatment was encouraged by her own mother. How awful.
@@Hinatachan360 God, imagine if that was going on today...
Poor Margaret Hamilton! That's what you call suffering for the art
The pyrotechnics guy for the Wizard of Oz. Was the same Pyrotechnics guy from Tropic Thunder!
17:04 this is painfully true. My dog Cookie is pretty effectively camouflaged when she’s laid on my living room carpet, so I have stepped on her a couple of times over the years. The noise she makes is not only heartbreaking, but also makes my ears bleed. 😂Then I’ll probably clumsily fall and hurt myself trying to avoid hurting her, and be wracked with guilt for hours after and she’s already forgotten about it before I hit the floor 😂
Thank you for covering this! This movie had a LOT of problems
I remember talking to Buddy Ebsen about his career. He was dancing with his sisters before getting ill .
Good to see Jon "ease on down the road" with this series.
Yeah during Dr Seuss day they would serve Green eggs and ham for lunch at my old elementary School and it was halfway decent 😂😂 on a sadder note i feel bad for the cast of this movie
There's a lost Sesame Street episode where The Wicked Witch Of The West visited the Street looking for her lost broom. She threatened to turn Big Bird into a feather duster if her broom wasn't returned. Oscar The Grouch developed a huge crush on the Witch.
I remember that. 😂😂😂
The man clapping his hands is classic
Trivia: Just Garland's daughter Liza Minnelli married Jack Haley's son Jack Haley, Junior.
Happy Thanksgiving to you Jon solo and your family remember to be safe to eat lots of food
If you can, can you please present The Messed Up Origins of the film "The Wiz"?
Anyone know about the hanging munchkin? Apparently it was in a deleted scene where at the end of the tin man part when they're walking to the lions part you can see a person hanging in the background, idk if it's real but there's videos of it .Could be edited
It never happened. Just an urban legend.
lol the chicken poop squeezer lol
I feel like WoO was cursed or something.
Any chicken poop squeezers out there😮
Love the gingham shirt and little Gunther. Actors were treated as disposable back then why unions and contracts exist to protect actors now even though they are still mistreated and injured on set. Judy Garland was put on barbiturates and forced onto crash diets throughout her career why she turned to alcohol later in life.
u dodged taxes by buying ur dog a gold diamond chain and filming it? good on ya
4 minutes ago feels like a crime 💀
As a kid, the witch’s fiery entrance scared the crap outta me. I’d run and hide behind the couch when that explosion happened. Outside of that scene, I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen when watching.
I just watched the first video in this series like an hour ago
perfect timing!
does God hate the wizard of oz or macbeth? why would so many people get so gruesomely hurt, wouldn't the Holy Ghost protect them? is He turning from the producers like they have to to Him in order to make a wizard of oz or macbeth production? im just asking questions
i’ve never been this early! excited for the video 🥹
For a film considered the most whimsically iconic and famous film all time, this is production was hell
Billie Burke was the widow of Flo Zeigfield!
Who died broke leaving her to support their daughter and somehow pay off his debts.
@DannyJane. That would be him.
A fact I learned is until oz witches were not green
I read somewhere that they made her green to make the wig blend in better .
@summerloveleigh ah
A TH-camr called Jessi Vee already made a video about this, but its nice to see another Popular TH-camr talk about it again.
Awesome as always thanks ❤
16:55 😭😭😭 poor thing😭😭😭 my dog bella is literally crying when I accidentally step on her
No witches were actually burned in Salem because *Jon shot first!!* Thanks for a great episode, as always, despite the hair-raising events in it.
I see Jon is practicing his dad skills on his dog
I'm surprised you didn't mention the "suicide munchkin" that didn't actually happen
Dorothy did not steal the dead witch's shoes. She wouldn't have been aware of what they were. It was GLINDA who teleported the sparkly footwear onto Dorothy's feet, immediately turning her into the enraged, bereaved witch's prime target. (What? You thought Dorothy had the power to transport the shoes herself? The kid hadn't even recovered from her tornado-fueled trip from one world to another!) In fact, the REAL villain of the movie is Glinda all the way. She's the one who, under the pretense of protecting Dorothy brought the subject of the slippers up in the first place. She's the one who goaded the Wicked Witch of the West into a rage, targeting her against the innocent Dorothy. Glinda next nearly got Dorothy killed by setting her on the journey to ultimately murder the witch. Glinda knew that the witch of the West was nearly as powerful as she herself. She knew that the wizard was a fake. And finally, Glinda is the one who, under the flimsy excuse of not being believed, FAILED TO TELL DOROTHY RIGHT AWAY THAT THE SLIPPERS COULD TAKE HER HOME IMMEDIATELY!
Once West and wizard were out of the way WHO WAS THE BIG CHEESE IN OZ?
This is insanity. Some workers rights are necessary.
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It's amazing MGM didn't get sued by Hamilton or Ebsen
You are a champion John Solo!
I just thought you should know that.
Aw poor Terry.
Gunther get cuter every time he's on camera! 🥰
WHAT!?! I didn’t know The Tinman was Jed Clampit!
No! They fired Jed!?!
Don't forget, the snow was pure asbestos dust.
Bringing up her going through child birth in the 30’s is scarily accurate
This is just horrible what kind of movie set they didn't have any rules and protocols to prevent anymore incidents.
Damn, Hollywood executives really have no souls.
You failed to mention Judy Garland and how this movie (and all the horrible adults in her life) messed her up.
I guess that means the story about someone hanging themselves in the background of the forest aren't true
If it was, I'm sure Jon would have mentioned it
These days the broomstick.stunt can be done with CGI.
And has been for several movies now.
Please do Solomon Grundy next
Damn holy s*** I knew there was some accidents or mistakes but not that many
Wait is this two videos in one week epic lol 😮
The Aluminum that was put on his face .is like the Aluminum in Chemtrails 🌈🌈🌈🌠 The More You Know!
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Yes! More Wizard of Oz! Love this story! 🤍 Also the behind the scenes of this movie were awful! 😳